I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they plan their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change. - Jim Rohn

If you have reached a point in your life where having a break to get away from it all is your only oasis, it is probably worth looking closer to home for a break in the clouds. A break from old thinking or old habits or old lifestyle can be more exhilarating than flying off to Barbados with the same old baggage. Because the trouble with old baggage is that it invariably sags - especially on the way home. So, how can you go nowhere and yet still get away from it all - permanently?

The answer lies closer to home because home is where your heart lies and your heart’s desire is the boarding pass to the vacation of a lifetime - or rather - the time of your life. So, Wakey! Wakey! This call is for you. It’s time to check-in and scrutinize your passport and incidentally, if you look as good as your passport photo, then you’re probably too ill to travel. (Just joking!)

Take a good look at yourself. Be a little self-ish for a moment. Do a little soul searching. What do you really want to do with your life? What do you really want to achieve? Where do you really want to go? Who do you really want to go with?
Now look closer still ….. empty your pockets…. x ray your being. Why do you want it? Why do you want to go there? Why do you need that special somebody?

Listen to your captain speaking. Now come fly with me for a moment… imagine that you have it… whatever it is….. a new job … a new car……… someone to love.. time for yourself…. space for yourself….. fitter…. healthier….
Find that destination in your heart. Find it in your thoughts. Find it in your feelings. Feel the exhilaration of achievement.

Feel the exhilaration of making the impossible, possible. Feel the exhilaration of fulfillment. But don’t just want it. Know that it will happen and feel it happening. Expect it. Feel the aerodynamics of your future unfolding. Take in the view. Feel the air at 35,000 feet! That is your ticket, your propeller and the wind beneath your wings.

When you have that lift, you will rise above the clouds with a new found optimistic confidence and not only will the flight-path become apparent, but so too, will the runway. Once you feel the possibility, you will see the pathway. Your instinctive, intuitive navigational instruments will guide you through so long as you keep your eye and your thoughts and your feelings, firmly fixed on the destination of your heart’s desire.

And when you touch down at your predetermined destination on your own terms, your creative ability to make things happen will be realized. You will have landed at a place called Fulfillment and the world of possibility will forever be your oyster.

Live for today and feel the reality of what you are capable of tomorrow and your next getaway will be more than just another temporary escape hatch. And …… don’t worry if you lose your luggage!

Thomas Chalmers is an executive coach based in Scotland. He works with executives, politicians, and entrepreneurs. http://www.idealifecoaching.com Michael Imani, Ph.D. is a life coach based in Atlanta. He has worked clients in 6 countries. http://www.michaelimanicoaching.com

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